Weather alerts in Vigo County, Indiana, 2008

186 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Vigo County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 186
Warnings: 69
Watches: 37
Advisories: 37
Busiest month: June64 alerts
Busiest day: June 4, 200811 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Vigo County, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	24	14	42%	26	54%	9 min
Flash flood warnings	9	6	33%	3	67%	21 min

Each office's whole area, 2008

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Indianapolis, IN: tornado warnings	29	9	69%	13	62%	15 min
NWS Indianapolis, IN: severe thunderstorm warnings	238	98	59%	301	71%	18 min
NWS Indianapolis, IN: flash flood warnings	75	29	61%	80	73%	108 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 2, 1:49 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IND	7 hr
Jan 7, 11:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	14 days
Jan 7, 11:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	14 days
Jan 7, 8:03 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jan 18, 2:20 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IND	44 hr
Jan 28, 6:21 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	33 hr
Jan 29, 2:24 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Jan 29, 5:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jan 29, 6:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	41 min
Jan 30, 4:04 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IND	6 hr
Jan 30, 4:04 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IND	24 hr
Jan 31, 4:31 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	33 hr
Jan 31, 7:23 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Feb 1, 5:13 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	8 hr
Feb 3, 11:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	25 days
Feb 3, 11:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	25 days
Feb 4, 4:31 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	18 hr
Feb 4, 11:18 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	18 days
Feb 4, 3:40 PM EST	Flood Watch	IND	39 hr
Feb 5, 10:49 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	6 hr
Feb 5, 8:08 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 5, 8:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	44 min
Feb 10, 3:28 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IND	13 hr
Feb 11, 4:13 AM EST	Snow Advisory	IND	24 hr
Feb 11, 4:13 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	24 hr
Feb 17, 12:35 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	6 hr
Feb 21, 4:02 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	12 hr
Feb 21, 3:32 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	IND	20 hr
Feb 21, 3:32 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	30 hr
Feb 25, 9:58 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	14 hr
Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST	Flood Watch	IND	36 hr
Mar 3, 5:02 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	IND	11 hr
Mar 3, 11:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	37 days
Mar 3, 11:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	7 days
Mar 3, 11:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	37 days
Mar 3, 4:08 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	32 hr
Mar 3, 8:31 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Mar 6, 12:53 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	18 days
Mar 17, 3:58 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	64 hr
Apr 5, 6:20 AM EDT	Freezing Fog Advisory	IND	4 hr
Apr 9, 3:07 PM EDT	Flood Watch	IND	39 hr
Apr 10, 10:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	7 days
Apr 10, 10:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	7 days
Apr 10, 12:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 12, 4:57 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	23 hr
Apr 13, 3:30 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	23 hr
Apr 13, 3:30 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	18 hr
Apr 14, 2:03 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	18 hr
Apr 28, 4:38 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	34 hr
Apr 29, 3:07 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	IND	17 hr
May 2, 10:48 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
May 2, 8:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
May 7, 8:03 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	15 hr
May 7, 8:03 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	15 hr
May 11, 3:01 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
May 11, 3:32 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	18 hr
May 11, 10:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	4 days
May 11, 10:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	50 hr
May 13, 8:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 15, 10:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	5 days
May 27, 4:36 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	5 hr
May 30, 2:56 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 30, 6:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
May 30, 10:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
May 30, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 30, 11:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	42 min
May 31, 12:35 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	16 days
May 31, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	17 days
Jun 3, 4:08 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 3, 4:31 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Jun 3, 8:17 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 3, 10:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	5 hr
Jun 3, 10:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	14 days
Jun 3, 11:05 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 3, 12:08 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 3, 1:13 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 3, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	54 min
Jun 3, 3:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	20 hr
Jun 3, 8:42 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 4, 12:34 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jun 4, 3:00 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 4, 3:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jun 4, 6:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	24 hr
Jun 4, 6:23 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	97 min
Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	40 min
Jun 4, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	49 min
Jun 4, 4:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jun 4, 4:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	4 hr
Jun 5, 6:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	6 hr
Jun 6, 5:30 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 6, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	47 min
Jun 6, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	45 min
Jun 6, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	56 min
Jun 6, 9:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	4 hr
Jun 7, 1:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:31 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jun 7, 4:07 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	18 hr
Jun 7, 9:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	42 hr
Jun 8, 3:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	39 hr
Jun 9, 1:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 9, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 9, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	29 min
Jun 9, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	45 min
Jun 9, 2:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	4 hr
Jun 9, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	44 min
Jun 9, 4:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 9, 9:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	36 min
Jun 9, 10:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jun 10, 3:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	12 hr
Jun 12, 3:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	IND	29 hr
Jun 13, 11:44 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 13, 12:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 15, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 15, 6:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 15, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	33 min
Jun 21, 10:32 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 21, 11:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 21, 2:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jun 21, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	44 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	37 min
Jun 21, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	33 min
Jun 22, 11:47 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 22, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	49 min
Jun 22, 5:59 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jun 25, 2:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jun 27, 12:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 27, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 27, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	39 min
Jun 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	61 min
Jun 27, 7:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	115 min
Jun 29, 12:40 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 8, 5:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jul 8, 7:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Jul 8, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jul 8, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	35 min
Jul 12, 9:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IND	3 hr
Jul 12, 4:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 12, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 12, 7:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	3 hr
Jul 13, 11:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IND	30 hr
Jul 20, 1:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jul 20, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 21, 5:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 21, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 21, 11:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jul 21, 11:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	63 min
Jul 22, 12:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	35 min
Aug 1, 2:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 1, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 1, 10:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Aug 4, 3:41 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	IND	18 hr
Aug 5, 10:50 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	IND	24 hr
Aug 5, 10:50 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	IND	24 hr
Sep 4, 7:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Sep 8, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Sep 8, 9:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	48 min
Sep 8, 10:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Sep 14, 3:45 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	IND	16 hr
Oct 26, 2:44 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	24 hr
Oct 27, 2:22 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	32 hr
Oct 27, 2:50 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	IND	23 hr
Oct 28, 2:13 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	IND	19 hr
Nov 30, 6:47 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	4 hr
Dec 8, 4:06 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	7 hr
Dec 13, 12:34 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	42 hr
Dec 15, 3:45 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	7 hr
Dec 16, 4:15 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	27 hr
Dec 17, 2:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IND	42 hr
Dec 19, 8:22 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	9 hr
Dec 20, 1:26 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	IND	45 hr
Dec 21, 4:05 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	15 hr
Dec 22, 3:47 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	IND	36 hr
Dec 23, 11:30 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 23, 1:08 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 24, 11:19 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	IND	27 hr
Dec 24, 11:19 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	IND	27 hr
Dec 25, 10:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	12 days
Dec 26, 12:14 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IND	11 days
Dec 26, 12:29 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IND	10 hr
Dec 27, 3:37 AM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	27 hr
Dec 27, 2:54 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 27, 4:46 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Dec 27, 6:06 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Dec 30, 3:05 PM EST	Wind Advisory	IND	16 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	24
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	15
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	43
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	7
Flash Flood Warning	9
River Flood Warning	22
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	1
River Flood Advisory	4
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	3
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Snow Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	4
Freeze Watch	5
Frost Advisory	1
Wind Chill Advisory	4
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	9
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Freezing Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2007 2009

Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.